The sun still rose the day after my heart broke And the day after that it rose again, And the facade I shed when you tore me up Was a part of me that was already dead, A hollow image of the person You expected me to be. Now I laugh and say good riddance,…

Once, someone asked me what love means: Not the dictionary definition, But what I think love means. I’ve been searching for the answer ever since, Every time I’ve thought I understood love It has called me to grow, to evolve, To become stronger, wiser, and more kind Than I thought possible. In times of weakness,…

My loneliness has become so vast And I am less than dust in its midst, My heart melts into the night sky And drifts among the dancing stars– Eternally youthful, vibrant, endless, yet Impossibly far away, unreachable, Untouchable. And I am nothing to them. When hope is too painful to hold, When its thorns pierce…

My Savior and tormentor, My chain and my freedom. You laid there quietly, The light outlining your hair, And to me that was enough. But I was never enough, I chased your perfection Until I forgot myself, I whipped myself for you Until I collapsed in exhaustion. I am too kind I’ve been told, But…

This long, lonely road I’ve walked Since I had my heart shattered Has brought me such joy, Such pain, And such longing That I thought I could not bear it. Yet I do, And I continue to struggle Against all odds, Against the countless losing bets I make, Time, and time, and time again. What…

Back again, you. With that familiar laugh, And a vacuum of silence following The weight of your fading smile. Like a memory drifting out of mind, A snowflake, Or dandelion plumes evading The grasp of my curious hand. You– Like the winter night falling The stillness, the emptiness And that sparkle in the snow Or…

I hope you can be proud of me. Humbly offering all of myself to love, Sharing kindness, respect, and wisdom To anyone, and to everyone. To those who would accept it And especially to those who wouldn’t. Even to those that hurt me And wish ill upon me. Their suffering is deeper than mine, For…

How long have I let myself exist in this world A fragmented soul Dimming it’s own light To prevent anyone from looking too close And realizing the tragic details, The chaos, the loneliness behind everything. How long have I hid myself away from the world Here, in the valley of darkness, In the gutter where…

I’ve stopped wondering why And I am coming to accept  The people I can’t change, The situations I can’t change And the wounds I can’t heal. I wish desperately to be A force of love and peace, But this leg my journey has been A lesson in fragility, A reminder that everyone lives In their…